I am me.
how did I overcome one of my fears?/
well, there were many days of failure./
days of grief that destroyed me./
days of sadness that buried me./
days of darkness that blinded me./
but, between the hurt,/
the pain,/
the suffering,/
there were days of joy./
days of pure happiness,/
days of hope./
days defined by light./
before I continue, perhaps I should introduce my fear./
for years and years and years, I feared that I would carry the same future as my father./
that I would drink and drink and drink until I couldn’t breathe./
that I would yell and yell and yell until my throat was raw and my family was gone./
that all the drinking and the yelling would fill me with such a rage/
that I would destroy those who I loved./
but then I realized – I am not my father. /
I am me./
and that is enough./
I am different./
I am young./
I still have light within my soul./
I deserve to live without a weight on my heart./
what did I learn?/
I learned that I can be whoever I want to be./
I am not a reflection of my father./
I am me./
and that is enough./
I am different./
I am me./
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